While New York artists have established the five boroughs as the Northern stronghold, C4 is aimed at putting Rockland County, NY, on rap’s national spotlight.
C4, born Claude Laforest on October 8, 1982 of Haitian descent, grew up in Spring Valley, a northern region of New York. The name C4 was coined as a direct correlation to the explosive, to describe his deliverance as an artist. C4 embodies a true artist in every sense, with his poise and provocative rhymes.
Influenced by artists such ...
While New York artists have established the five boroughs as the Northern stronghold, C4 is aimed at putting Rockland County, NY, on rap’s national spotlight.
C4, born Claude Laforest on October 8, 1982 of Haitian descent, grew up in Spring Valley, a northern region of New York. The name C4 was coined as a direct correlation to the explosive, to describe his deliverance as an artist. C4 embodies a true artist in every sense, with his poise and provocative rhymes.
Influenced by artists such as Luther Campbell and the Notorious B.I.G., C4 started free-styling on every corner and began rapping in the late-’90s. C4 desires to be known as one of New York’s leading rap voices. He expresses an outspoken, self powered swagger that rallies the affluent hustlers of his city and elsewhere.
At one point, C4 delved into street culture and entertained danger, such experiences similarly characterizing his rhymes. His synthesis of well-crafted rhetoric and street-glamorous imagery has earned him instant respect among his East Coast rap peers alike.
Currently, C4 resides in New York where he continues to work on his debut album
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